Remember that reporter who tried to fight a subpoena to testify about a confidential source, but her employer — GateHouse Media — refused to pay for her attorney?
Well, they fired her:
Reporter Claire O’Brien said her firing on Friday from the Dodge City Daily Globe stems from comments she made to media outlets after she was found in contempt for failing to appear at an inquisition, the Kansas equivalent of a grand jury.
O’Brien told reporters at the time that the newspaper’s corporate owners had refused to pay for her legal representation and scuttled her efforts to find independent legal help unless she testified claims that GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings, which owns the newspaper, has denied.
On Sunday, O’Brien said she was fired in “retaliation” for making those public comments.
Another day, more proof that GateHouse Media is run by scumbags.
UPDATE: Media critic Dan Kennedy and I debate whether or not GateHouse is in the right. My position is that GateHouse is probably lying about what happened.
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Billy Dennis is a former reporter and editor at small daily and weekly newspapers in Illinois and Missouri. He comments on media, news and politics. He also owns and operates 
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